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	Phil's Blogservations Wednesday, October 19, 2005 Posted by philgomes 8:56 PM Maybe Because It's Fun? Quite a conversation going on over at Matthew Podboy's blog about PR-blogging doyens, divas, and why PR people blog. Is it for the "blego?" The chance for us pseudo-Svengalis to step outside of the shadows? Let's put aside for a second the concept of a PR bloggger or a PR-person-who-blogs and ask ourselves: Can't PR people blog 'cause it's fun? Personally, I'd be very happy if more PR pros used their blogs for non-industry-related self-expression. Don't be afraid, people. It won't kill your career or our profession at large to loosen up a bit. I mean... You know what I write about and how I write it. You've seen the rest of the site, as gonzoid as it is. And, you know what? The world's biggest independent agency still hired me. I am mad with power. Simply mad, I tell you. All that aside, Matthew brings up a very good point: PR people weren't ever meant to be part of the story. Do we need to be open about what we do and how/why we do it? Absolutely, but there is a line and we need to keep an eye on where we are in relation to it. | HOME | OBSESSIONS | FAQ | HEROES | CAREER | BLOG | CONTACT Note that the views expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Phil's employer, its business partners, its clients, or anyone or anything that doesn't come from Phil's demented imagination. Hell, to be perfectly honest, even Phil disagrees with what he thinks sometimes. This site has virtually no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Clicking on a link doesn't automatically send a 1/2-cent donation to UNICEF. You can't buy, sell, auction, swap, find a date, win friends, influence people, cross the chasm, or decode the human genome using this site. You won't get free email. You won't win a PalmOne Treo or a Playstation2. This site will not end world hunger, foster peace in the Middle East, help you smell better, teach you how to swing dance, or move the global economy from petroleum to hydrogen fuels. You'll learn a lot about this site's master, though, which amounts to a haphazard collection of strange and useless facts that pretty much won't help you at all.	ABOUT THIS BLOG This is the blog of Phil Gomes, VP with Edelman Digital and senior advisor to the Society for New Communications Research. This blog not only discusses PR and media matters, but Phil's everyday observations about a variety of topics. Phil currently resides in Chicago, IL. EMAIL phil[at] philgomes.com View my page on PROpenMic SYNDICATE Feedburner ARCHIVE YAHOO! IM SKYPE WISH LIST PITCH POLICY MY PHOTOS www.flickr.com Photostream RSS Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz COMMENT AND TRACKBACK POLICY Comments and trackbacks are unmoderated, though I will delete the patently offensive ones. Any comments and trackbacks are the opinions of the individual writer of those comments and trackbacks, and not those of Phil Gomes, his employer, its clients, or its business partners. If you have a bone to pick, bug the people who wrote the comment or trackback.